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The situation was worse than expected.
It wasn’t just the Misthaven Ocean.
In various places belonging to the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, Sister Zhao’s albums were being covertly circulated.
Cultivators all have their own pride.
Naturally, they would not boast about secretly browsing through the albums.
But the contents of the albums were truly fascinating.
Anyone whose conviction wasn’t exceptionally strong would find their mind wandering and their spirit unsettled after viewing them.
Even if they sought release with other cultivators, their desires would never be completely alleviated.
They only wanted to see more of Sister Zhao’s albums.
And at this point, there were always more explicit, real corresponding albums appearing in secret.
Gently, seductively, these albums lured the cultivators, step by step, towards the abyss.
The most critical aspect was that the timing was impeccable.
The attention of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, from the top down, was focused on the grand entrance examinations.
Completely unaware that, in an unnoticed corner, utterly silent,
a highly dangerous thing was spreading quietly within the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.
"Already so impatient to commence probing?" he mused.
"Have you noticed that the Law Bearer has left the Xuanhuang World?"
Ji Shaoli’s expression was indeterminate.
The methods of the Immortal Sovereign, even to the weaker among those in the Immortal Realm,
were a dimension-reducing blow to ordinary cultivators and nearly impossible to defend against.
Even those in the Unity Realm were within this "ordinary" category.
Thus, Li Fan wasn’t surprised in the slightest that He Zhenghao had succumbed.
Even after obsessing over his wife and daughter, a single glance at Sister Zhao’s erotic affairs directly ensnared his soul.
It’s worth noting that even though Daoist He no longer caught Li Fan’s eye,
in truth, He Zhenghao was already among the cream of the cultivators.
Without authority or momentum, he had climbed up alone. Even under suppression, he had become an Island Guard. Moreover, in the realm of Array Techniques, he had made notable achievements, able to converse freely with the many Array Masters in the Array Strategy Hall...
How many cultivators in the world were inferior to him!
But faced with Sister Zhao’s albums, if even He Zhenghao was as such, one could imagine how other cultivators behaved.
"This is something a hundred times more dangerous than the so-called ’Intention to Ascend an Immortal Pill.’"
"That the Immortal Alliance would allow its spread without any awareness..."
"Should I warn them..."
Ji Shaoli was indecisive.
Even if he wanted to witness the downfall of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals and for them to reveal their last card,
he still felt a fear deep in his heart towards the methods of the One-Heart Emperor.
"The Immortal Alliance must have their own way of dealing with this. I needn’t worry."
After meditating for a moment, Ji Shaoli ultimately decided to abandon any intention of meddling.
He chose to observe from the sidelines.
But he cautioned the members of the mutual aid society to never let curiosity lead them to view any albums.
At the same time, he paid close attention to the quiet changes happening in secret.
However, Ji Shaoli soon realized that he had underestimated the abilities of [Unified Heart Celestial Master].
As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat.
It wasn’t that knowing the danger would completely eradicate the urge.
Moreover, since they knew in advance who the true identity of the album’s subject was—a top powerhouse of the Xuanhuang World, the ruling Heavenly Sovereign of the Five Elders Organization...
their curiosity about the contents of the albums only increased.
At the same time, they harbored a bit of luck and confidence in themselves.
Just one glance wouldn’t be a big deal, right...
Once this thought took hold, it became difficult to dispel.
Instead, with the passage of time, it only grew stronger.
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It causes people to become dazed.
After desires went unsatiated, they expanded without limit.
When Ji Shaoli realized something was wrong, there were already three members in the mutual aid society who couldn’t bear it.
They had procured the album in secret and were observing it in private.
As Ji Shaoli was shocked, he was forced to lock them all in the small black room.
To supervise them as they cleansed their minds.
"It’s truly hard to guard against."
Listening to the voices full of resentment and curses coming from the darkness, as well as their madness-like actions,
Ji Shaoli’s expression changed.
"This is just the beginning, and I’ve already cut off the influence."
"As for the cultivators who’ve been deeply ensnared..."
A chill ran through Ji Shaoli’s heart.
"Although Sister Zhao might be a bit weaker in actual combat, her influence over cultivators is truly second to none among the Heavenly Sovereigns."
In order to prevent more members from falling, Ji Shaoli simply recalled them all.
And once again sealed off Haixuan Island.
"There’s still some time before the entrance examination. I refuse to believe the Immortal Alliance is completely unaware of this."
"Let’s see how they respond."
As Ji Shaoli expected,
when more and more cultivators were affected by Sister Zhao’s drawings, the Immortal Alliance finally began to notice some clues.
And the measures the Immortal Alliance took were indeed a lesson for Ji Shaoli.
They didn’t make a big fuss about banning the circulation of the albums.
The official stance didn’t even actively mention the existence of the albums.
However, almost overnight, the Immortal Alliance suddenly had thousands of different secret volumes circulating.
All of them were previously banned and forbidden from being exchanged or traded.
Including the "The Celestial Dharma Bearer’s Seizure of the Supreme Original Scripture Diagram" which Li Fan had seen before.
As well as "The Tale of the Demon Infant Who Devoured His Parents and Forgot Sorrows" and "The Scholar Who Split the River with a Word"...
There were text books as well as pictorial records.
The content was strange and mysterious, all different, and even contradictory to each other.
But they all had one thing in common.
They were all about the Five Elders Organization’s five Immortal Sovereigns.
It should be noted that, until then, the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance only knew that the Five Elders Organization had these five Immortal Sovereigns.
Beyond that, they knew nothing.
Now, so many secrets suddenly emerged.
Naturally, it drew their attention.
Soon enough, the contents of these secret volumes became the hottest topic within the Immortal Alliance.
Wherever one went, discussing cultivators could be seen everywhere.
Even those who rarely concerned themselves with worldly affairs now paid special attention under the universal discussion atmosphere.
Ji Shaoli also found that under these circumstances, the appeal of Sister Zhao’s album unknowingly weakened.
Among the secret volumes released by the Immortal Alliance, there were naturally quite a few about [One-Heart Emperor].
They didn’t deliberately dilute the erotic parts but simply mixed many exciting contents while describing the rise from insignificance and the revitalization of the sect.
But as beautiful as it was, compared to the albums spread by the Five Elders Organization,
it lacked that lethal allure.
After perusing them, one wouldn’t neglect food or drink anymore.
The excitement would naturally fade after a short while.
Ji Shaoli thoughtfully said, "When the veil of mystery is lifted, the allure also diminishes by levels."
"After reading it, reading it again feels dull. Although they don’t know that in fact, the albums about Sister Zhao spread by the Immortal Alliance and the Five Elders Organization are two completely different things."
"Of course, this universal discussion atmosphere is also a hindrance."
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